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A tourist peers into the Darvaza Gates Of Hell gas crater in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan. The eerie cavern has been on fire for more than 40 years. It was discovered in 1971 by Soviet geologists when the ground beneath their drilling rig suddenly collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 metres (230 ft). As the huge crater was filled with potentially poisonous natural gas the decision was made to set it alight. Scientists expected it to burn itself out within a few days, but the fire is still as fierce as ever.
With 1,800 solar panels, the University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, is the world’s largest solar powered hospital, providing 185,000 people with healthcare to which they previously had little access. Also, by going solar the hospital will be able to generate more energy than it requires, saving about $379,000 per year.
A high school student was sucked out of an airplane after it was struck by lightning. She fell 3.2 kilometers to the ground and...
The hypnic jerk, or the twitching of the limbs that accompanies a falling sensation while...
June 27 1941- Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iasi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.